Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock our quiet little city was greatly excited by
the killing of Clinton Richey by Sheriff Sughrue. Although done by an officer
of the law in doing what he supposed to be his duty, it adds another to the many
dark stains on the record of our fair county.

Tuesday morning warrants were sworn out before Squire Beaty for the arrest of
Amos Bush, Clinton Richey and William Jones, of this city, charged with selling
liquor in violation of the state prohibition law. The warrants were placed in
the hands of Sheriff Sughrue, who after deputizing City Marshall Conway as an
assistant, proceeded to arrest all three of the parties. Squire Beaty fixed
their bonds at $500 each. Amos Bush and William Jones gave bond and were
released. Richey, when asked by the sheriff if he wanted to give bail said he
wanted to see Amos Bush, Hez Frost and others, and accompanied by the sheriff
went to Bush's billiard hall. They walked through and out on to a small porch
at the back upon which opened a door to a small back room. Richey went into the
room and shut the door leaving the sheriff on the outside talking to George
Jinkins, from the D Cross ranch. The shed room has a window on the east, and
out of this Richey jumped and ran north around the rear of the State Bank and
through the building occupied by Johnson & Gould, closely pursued by Sheriff
Sughrue, who was calling "halt," and "Stop that man." After passing through on
to Main street. Richey turned south and ran down in front of the State Bank and
billiard hall, the sheriff still pursued and called "Stop, or I'll kill you,"
and shot just as Richey turned around the billiard hall, without hitting him.
Richey ran on to the rear and south of the hall where his horse was hitched and
untying him was attempting to get on when Shurgue turned the front and fired the
fatal shot. The ball (a 45 caliber) entered the back cutting the left shoulder
blade and came out just above the collar bone, cutting the jugular vein. The
horse then jerked loose and Richey clapped both hands on his breast and walked
back to the back door of the building and after being helped up inside fell and
died in a few minutes without speaking. The deceased was about 24 years of age,
and a quiet unassuming man. He came here about the first of May.

Coroner Taylor impaneled the following jury, viz: A. Hughes, H. Endicott, O. P.
Cooper, Theo. Nolf, D. F. Bert, and W. A. Griffin. The jury elicited the above
facts and after examining fourteen witnesses and then consulting for about six
hours, returned the verdict: "Clinton Richey came to his death from a shot from
a pistol in the hands of Michael Sughrue, sheriff."

Immediately after the shooting Sughrue gave himself up to Squire Beaty who
released him on his own recognizance.

Richey's mother lives in Pittsburg, Crawford county, this state, and he also has
some relatives in Green county, Ill. John Glenn and other friends here
telegraphed to both places and not hearing, yesterday afternoon buried the body
neatly and nicely in the city cemetery. Rev. C. R. Robinson conducted
appropriate funeral exercises.